The sixth annual "Oakland Restaurant Week" kicked off Wednesday evening with a special VIP kickoff party in Oakland, event organizers announced.
According to event organizers, guests can purchase a $25 tasting ticket that will allow them to sample foods from six restaurant week vendors and two drink vendors from Swan's Market.
Presented by Visit Oakland and American Express, Oakland Restaurant Week runs from Thursday through Jan 24.
Participating restaurants will offer prix fixe lunch or dinner menus at $20, $30, $40 and the new $50 price points. Event organizers said the promotional prices reflect up to 25 percent off regular a la carte items.
More information on Restaurant Week can be found at www.OaklandRestaurantWeek.org.
GREAT BARGAINS:
Local
Restaurant Week Menu $20 dinner
Bhel salad (v) persimmon, asian pear, purple potato, pickled onion, puffed rice, peanuts, jbc chutneys
Choice between two curries:
Curryleaf coriander shrimp sustainable shrimp, vibrant, light tomato sauce, sweet peas, lemon rice
Or Tamarind coconut curry butternut squash, crimini mushrooms, seasonal greens, lemon rice
Choice of LINDEN STREET BEER: Burning Oak Black Lager, Hop Candi or New Oakland Glow
Restaurant Week Menu $30
3 courses per person plus endless Glass of Wine
Primi:
Soup of the Day
Buratta- house smoked salmon, fennel crackers, laudemio extra virgin olive oil
Organic Mixed Green Salad- roasted baby beets, marcona almonds, sheep’s milk feta
Mule Foot Pork Belly- parsnip puree, rainbow Swiss chard, quail egg
Seared Scallop- potato mousseline, balsamic glazed Cipollini onions
Steamed Mussels- Italian butter beans, white wine, garlic, tomato, Calabrian chili, crostini
Secondi:
Nduja & Potato Pizza- san Marzano tomato sauce, roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella
Forest Mushroom Pizza- caramelized onions, fontina cheese, thyme, truffle oil
Ravioli- butternut squash, amaretto cookies, mascarpone, brown butter, walnuts, sage, Brussels sprouts
Tagliatelle Pasta- braised pork shoulder ragu, sun chokes, Cipollini onions, calypso beans
Grilled Swordfish- olive tapenade, farro verde, preserved lemon
Smoked Beef Brisket- red flint polenta, hedgehog mushrooms, kale.
Dolce’:
Budino- salted caramel sauce, Chantilly cream, chocolate pearls
Meyer Lemon Cheesecake- berry coulis, meyer lemon curd
Buttermilk & Vanilla Panna Cotta- tangerine granita
Trio of Gelato
Vino:
Sauvignon Blanc- Urban Legend, Lake County '13
or
Sangiovese-Cabernet- Rock Wall, "Super Oakland", Alexander Valley '14
Restaurant Week Menu $30 Choice of 4 tacos
Choice of 1 order of fries: Classic Fries, Truffle Fries, Mojito Fries, Sweet Potato Fries
Choice of 2 Homemade Nectars
